Oddur Pétursson (2 July 1931 – 24 May 2018) was an

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

ic cross-country skier. He competed at the

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and

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which ...

in 15–30 km events and placed 48–61.

Personal life

Oddur was the brother of cross country skier Gunnar Pétursson who competed at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Discussions about Oslo hosting ...

Death

Oddur died in

Ísafjörður Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...

on 24 May 2018, at the age of 87.

References

1931 births 2018 deaths Oddur Petursson Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Oddur Petursson Oddur Petursson Oddur Petursson {{Iceland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub